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Sheila Stafford Jun 2020
Glass,bond,distance,ash,hear

A time to celebrate

I can hear
The laughter
And cheers in
The distance

At last
The fire has
Gone out
And now the ashes
Rise

A beauty a bond
Like glass
So perfect
It glides

And lifts
The depression
Of a virus
That we survived
Sheila Stafford Jun 2020
Another day
What shall
I do
The clouds are very
Black
And blue

The Thunderstorm
Is echoing
High in the sky
And rain is pounding
On the ground
All around

I sit and watch
As trees are bending
Like elastic
As leaves fly high
Into the sky
And across gardens

Is This summer
will we have sunny
Days

Maybe
Tomorrow
Sheila Stafford Jun 2020
My feelings of Euphoria
I was flying high up up
Up into the sky

All of my life
Was passing me by
Like an old fashioned cinema screen
Flicking through times
Gone by

Further and further
A Sempiternal feeling
That set me on fire
As colours of Rainbows
Set of in
Different directions

Wow what an amazing
Dream
Sheila Stafford Jun 2020
As I lay Supine staring out of my window
At the sky
What life was all about

I was wondering if I had enough time
To follow my dream

I wanted to dance
Move freely
Like the wind
Glide across the floor
Like a swan
So elegant
And graceful

To be seen
So supreme

Yet I lay
Sedentary
Bored
At an age of 94
Mmmmmmmm
Sheila Stafford Jun 2020
In Marriage
Is not what I found
A loving
Caring man
Around

No
I was pushed
Around
Shouted down

Made
To feel
Less around
This man
I found

But I stayed
Around
And was
Again knocked
To the ground

And with children
I found
More I was
On the ground

Although my
Love for them
I found
I stayed
Around

And was still
Thrown
To the ground
Lack of esteem

I would lay down
And try not to
Frown
But this got me
Down

But one day
I turned
Around
No longer

I would be
Pushed around
I got up from the
Ground

And turned
My life
Around

And now
I have found
What life Is
Really about

Standing
Strong
Alone
Sheila Stafford Jun 2020
I was small
And life was all
What family
Seemed to be
As norm

My family
Missed a warmth
A closeness
A need
Love

A mum
Who gave
So little
Of herself
She didn’t know

But it was missed
And now I know
Why I want
It
And need it

Love a feeling
A closeness
A warmth
A glow

An unconditional
Thing
You know
When you grow

As a child
I yearned
But as a parent know

How to share
A depth
Of love
And care
A hug so rare

But great to give
Security
A strength
Iv found

Now I’m a mum
Sheila Stafford Jun 2020
It’s time
We stood together
As one
Stand tall
And hold each other

It’s time
To count
On each other
Hold and be strong
My brother
My sister

Love each other
Stand tall
Be as one
At a time
We call

Live life
And enjoy
Hold life
it’s so special
Enjoy

Remember
One another
Spread joy
Give a smile

Be free
Live as
Life should be
Celebrate

Life is yours
Life is mine
Life should
Be
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